{"id":10927,"date":"2022-03-29T19:49:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T10:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=10927"},"modified":"2022-04-12T18:49:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:49:32","slug":"20220329-10927","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220329-10927\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandai Namco reveals its vision for the Gundam metaverse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Ryuki Ishii based on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220329-197150\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>&nbsp;(original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-03-29 17:55 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Bandai Namco group has announced its vision for the <strong>Gundam metaverse project<\/strong> during the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Gundam Conference held on March 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bandai Namco will enact their new mid-term plan this April, where they intend to \u201cdevelop a metaverse for each IP as a new framework for connecting with fans.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220208-9412\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">related article<\/a>) The first IP metaverse will be for the <em>Gundam<\/em> franchise, and it\u2019ll be set in space colonies that contain all kinds of <em>Gundam<\/em>-related content including video games, anime series, eSports, Gundam models (Gunpla), and more. The metaverse as a whole is called SIDE-G, and users will be able to access the colonies through their avatars to interact with other users and content.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>However, they don\u2019t intend to create a complete version of the metaverse from the get-go. The group aims to gradually build the foundation by forming virtual communities for each content category and then linking them together using Bandai Namco IDs. Each virtual community is a space colony that exists in the sector SIDE-G, with the first planned community being a Gunpla colony that will offer a variety of content related to Gunpla.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"667\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-002-600x313.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-002-380x198.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-002-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-002-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-002-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-002-696x363.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-002-1068x557.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-197150-002-806x420.jpg 806w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Gunpla colony marks the official launch of The Gundam Base Virtual World, a virtual space dedicated to Gunpla entertainment that has been in the testing phase since 2021. They are renaming the virtual space from The Gundam Base Virtual World to The Gundam Base Gunpla Colony branch, and it\u2019ll open for a limited time test this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gunpla colony aims to provide a place where the real world and the virtual world entertainment intertwine, offering a My Room feature using Bandai Namco IDs, a structure to form a community through Gunpla creations, Gunpla Battle\/Gunpla Contest where users can scan their Gunpla to fight, and Gunpla online courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, they plan to make an eSports colony in 2023, where players of <em>Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2<\/em> and the upcoming team-based FPS <em>Gundam Evolution<\/em> can form a global community. <em>Gundam Evolution<\/em> is being developed as an eSports game, so maybe we\u2019ll see some eSports events held through the virtual colony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GUNDAM EVOLUTION \u2013 Network Test Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pwvcxvP3L0o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>*The <em>Gundam Evolution <\/em>Network Test is scheduled to start on April 8 in the US and Japan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The <em>Gundam<\/em> metaverse will also promote the entry of non-Bandai Namco group companies into the <em>Gundam<\/em> business, and provide a place where individual users can do business using the IP. After establishing a metaverse in which character rights are preserved, they will allow UGC (User Generated Content) and promote C to C businesses as well. By doing so, they hope to create new Gundam-related businesses and further expand the IP, together with fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They position the <em>Gundam<\/em> metaverse project as a pillar of the Bandai Namco group and intend to expand the project to an even larger scale beyond 2026, which is the end of their next Mid-term plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandai Namco reveals its vision for the Gundam metaverse. 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